Indian Hunter

Paul Manship

1914; cast probably 1914–16 · Bronze · Modern and Contemporary Art

After his return from Rome in 1912, Manship applied the format and style of preclassical works to such subjects as an Indigenous man and the pronghorn antelope he is hunting (MMA 48.149.27). The pendant pieces are intended to be displayed side by side; the central space connecting the works is activated by the flight of an arrow. The kneeling figure, with an animal skin draped over his left thigh, has just released the arrow from his bow. Manship’s interest in archaic Greek sculpture is evoked in the stylized patterns of the man’s plaited hair.

Artist

Paul Manship

Date

1914; cast probably 1914–16

Medium

Bronze

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935